Proactive & sustainable design
Anticipate environmental impacts from the earliest design decisions using actionable sustainability indicators.
- Eco-design
- Circularity
- Design for X
Engineer · Researcher · Project Manager
From the workshop to research,one guiding thread: transforming industry.
From vocational training to a PhD, I have built a dual background: ten years in industry and more than ten years in higher education and research. I use it to lead R&D projects, connect products, processes and data, and turn sustainability challenges into practical solutions.
Vocational degree → R&D Engineer → PhD → Lecturer-Researcher
WorkshopIndustryResearch
Vocational degree → PhDA step-by-step progression
10 yearsIn industry, from manufacturing methods to R&D
10+ yearsHigher education & research
Industry ↔ AcademiaA dual perspective for R&D and innovation
Industrial experience
Expertise built in the field.
Manufacturing methods, industrialization, product-process design, R&D and project leadership: ten years in automotive, energy and technology environments.
Areas of expertise
From field signals to design decisions.
Expertise applicable to R&D, industrial transformation, collaborative research and education, from concept to demonstrator.
Product digital continuity
Connect CAD, PLM, MPM and field data to maintain consistent information throughout the product lifecycle.
- PLM
- Digital Thread
- Digital Twin
AI & knowledge engineering
Turn data, models and business knowledge into contextual support for designers and industrial teams.
- Knowledge Graph
- Generative AI
- Decision support
Assembly, disassembly & end-of-life
Design products that are easier to manufacture, maintain, disassemble and recover through product-process methods.
- Design for Assembly and Disassembly
- Smart products
- Industry 5.0
Flagship project
ProActive Design for Sustainability
Industrial chair2024—2028
Make sustainability an active design input.
Jointly led by ECAM LaSalle, Université de Technologie de Compiègne and PTC, the PADS chair develops methods and demonstrators combining eco-design, PLM, artificial intelligence and lifecycle assessment.
ECAM LaSalleUTCPTC
Discover the chair Selected projects
From methodological frameworks to proofs of concept.
Projects bridge scientific challenges, digital architectures and observable industrial situations.
Discover Axitoria ↗01Serious game · Industry 4.0/5.0
Axitoria
Browser-based serious game for discovering and experiencing Industry 4.0/5.0 through immersive, collaborative and role-based missions.
Read the article ↗02Research · Industrial chair
ProActive Design for Sustainability
Develop methods and demonstrators that connect sustainability indicators across CAD, PLM, field data and artificial intelligence.
Read the article ↗03Education · Industry 4.0
Industrial Digital Challenge
Have students design, simulate and digitize a factory and its supply chain to compare physical flows with ERP, IoT and real-time data capabilities.
Watch the video ↗04Demonstrator · Mechatronic design
Follow Me Drone
Design and optimize a modular drone as an experimental platform for Lean engineering, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, and collaborative design.
Visit the university website ↗05International · Research & education
Collaboration UTBM × Tsinghua
Develop an international approach to collaborative design and Lean engineering through work with Tsinghua University in Shenzhen.
An unconventional career
From the workshop to research, while staying grounded.
I built my career step by step: a vocational qualification in machining, a technical degree, a professional bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and then an industry-connected PhD. Ten years in manufacturing methods, design and R&D preceded my current work as a lecturer-researcher.
This path enables me to connect workshop realities, engineering decisions and scientific questions, with a constant focus on industrial applications.
- 01Workshop
Machining, manufacturing and industrialization
- 02Industry
Manufacturing methods, production and tooling design
- 03R&D
Product-process, innovation, PLM and projects
- 04Academia
PhD, research, teaching and knowledge transfer
Education
2017PhD in Engineering Sciences and Microtechnology
UTBM · Sevenans
2013Master’s in Integrated Production and Service Management
IAE Lyon · Partnership with Centrale Lyon and UTBM
2011Professional Bachelor’s in Industrial Production Management
IUT de Saint-Étienne
2010Technical Degree in Mechanical Product Industrialization
Lycée Sainte-Barbe · Saint-Étienne
2008Vocational Degree in Machining Technology
Lycée Sainte-Barbe · Saint-Étienne
Since 2020
Lecturer-Researcher · Project Manager
ECAM LaSalle — Campus de Lyon
Research and teaching in sustainable design, industrial digitalization and Industry 4.0/5.0. Scientific and technical lead for ECAM LaSalle within the PADS industrial chair.
2019—2020
R&D Project Manager · Lead Engineer
BDR Thermea Group
Heat-pump development, team and risk coordination, innovation methods and digital design platforms.
2018—2019
R&D Engineer · Change Management Leader
Valeo × Segula Technologies
Heat-exchanger optimization, technical committee leadership and product-process impact analysis aligned with the PLM strategy.
2013—2018
R&D Engineer · Industrial PhD Candidate
ACCELINN × UTBM
Development of proofs of concept, decision-support tools and product-process platforms for the energy, rail and aerospace sectors.
2010—2013
Manufacturing Engineer
JTEKT
Automotive assembly-line optimization, tooling design, retrofitting and support for production teams.
Teaching & knowledge sharing
Educating engineers who can connect products, processes and data.
Since 2014, I have taught engineering students in French and English, emphasizing real-world scenarios, demonstrators and project-based learning.
Industrial Engineering & Supply Chain
Industrial organization, simulation, quality, Lean and flow management.
Robotics & Factory 4.0
Robotics, cobotics, digital twins, cybersecurity and connected systems.
Design & industrialization
CAD, PLM, manufacturing, Design for X, Karakuri and document management.
Responsible innovation
Creativity, innovation strategy, eco-design and multi-criteria decision-making.
Scientific responsibilities
Review, lead and connect communities.
Active involvement in review committees, scientific session chairing and national networks dedicated to the future of industry and artificial intelligence.
012025
S.MART 2025 National Conference
Scientific and educational committee memberScientific review of papers for the 19th national conference on agile research and education for sustainable industry, held in Vogüé from 13 to 15 May 2025.
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International Joint Conference JCM 2026
Scientific committee · Reviewer · Session ChairPaper review and chairing of a scientific session at the international conference on mechanics, design engineering and advanced manufacturing in Aix-les-Bains.
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French Association for Artificial Intelligence
Scientific community memberParticipation in the French AI community, particularly around knowledge engineering, generative AI and industrial applications.
View source04CNRS
GDR MACS
Scientific community memberContribution to discussions on the modelling, analysis and control of dynamic systems, with a focus on manufacturing and industrial systems.
View sourcePublications, PhD & expertise
Building scientific continuity over time.
From scientific publications to expert articles, this work traces a path from contextual knowledge reuse to AI-assisted sustainable design.
Full ORCID profile2026Expert article
Parole d’expert – Concevoir durable avec l’IA : un signal au bon moment, pas un oracle de plus
B. Marconnet
ECAM LaSalle · 9 June 20262026Award-winning paper
Towards Proactive Design: Exploring Clustering Methods Applied to PLM and CAD Data
Yi Miao Tu, Jelena Šklebar, Julien Le Duigou, Bertrand Marconnet, Benoît Eynard, Stanko Škec & Mario Štorga
IFIP PLM 2026 · Lecce, Italy · Marco Garetti Best Paper Award2026Book chapter
Exploring Opportunities in Proactive Design for Sustainability: A State-Of-The-Art on PLM and LCA
Y. M. Tu, R. Gaha, J. Le Duigou, B. Marconnet & B. Eynard
Product Lifecycle Management. PLM in the Age of Model-Based Engineering in Industry · Springer2025Article
Towards proactive design for sustainability in Industry 4.0/5.0
B. Marconnet, R. Gaha & B. Eynard
Proceedings of the Design Society · ICED252025Conference paper
Literature review of PLM and AI in Industry 5.0: preliminary contribution to proactive design for sustainability
Y. Tu, R. Gaha, J. Le Duigou, B. Marconnet & B. Eynard
CIGI-QUALITA-MOSIM 2025 · Troyes · July 20252025Conference paper
Vers une éco-conception proactive : état de l’art sur le développement de produit et perspectives de recherche
A. Lenoir, B. Marconnet, R. Gaha, A. Durupt & B. Eynard
S.Mart 2025 Conference · 12 May 20252025Conference paper
Contribution à une méthodologie d’éco-conception proactive : état de l’art sur le PLM, la circularité et la soutenabilité
Y. Tu, B. Marconnet, J. Le Duigou, R. Gaha & B. Eynard
S.Mart 2025 Conference · Vogüé · May 20252024Interview
Design is dead, long live eco-design!
B. Marconnet, B. Eynard & M. Boodhoo
CAO.fr · 4 November 20242024Article
Selecting sustainability indicators for smart product design based on Industry 4.0/5.0 technologies
B. Marconnet, R. Gaha, C. Assuad, K. Martinsen & B. Eynard
Proceedings of the Design Society · DESIGN 20242024Conference paper
Context-Aware Sustainable Design: Knowledge Graph-Based Methodology for Proactive Circular Disassembly of Smart Products
B. Marconnet, R. Gaha & B. Eynard
Technological Systems, Sustainability and Safety2017Article
An Assembly Oriented Design and Optimization Approach for Mechatronic System Engineering
B. Marconnet, F. Demoly, D. Monticolo & S. Gomes
International Journal for Simulation and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization2017PhD thesis
Augmented context based on prediction for efficient knowledge reuse of business knowledge in design
B. Marconnet
PhD · Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté · 20172015Book chapter
Towards an Approach to Link Knowledge and Prediction in Product Design
B. Marconnet, F. Demoly, D. Monticolo & S. Gomes
IFIP International Conference on Product Lifecycle Management2014Conference paper
A Semantic HUB within the Future of PLM
B. Marconnet, F. Demoly & S. Gomes
IEEE SITIS 2014